. American horticultural manual .. . Seckel. THE PEAR. 268 inserted in slight eavity. Fl(>sli wliitisli, butter)-, nieltina;, veryjuicv, witii rich spiey llavnr; (niality be,st. A\iclely g:ro\va on accountof its unexcelled (juality. Iennsylvania. Seneca.—Larpe, obovatc ])yriforni; color lisht yello\\-, «itli blushedcheeli, green mottling, and black dots on sluuly side; stem neartwo inclies long, llattened at junction; neck with lleshy ridge; basinlarge, irreguLar. Flesh white, vinous, sprightly, very g(i(jd. Season,autumn, six weeks later than Bartlett, which it somewhat resembles,but it ha
. American horticultural manual .. . Seckel. THE PEAR. 268 inserted in slight eavity. Fl(>sli wliitisli, butter)-, nieltina;, veryjuicv, witii rich spiey llavnr; (niality be,st. A\iclely g:ro\va on accountof its unexcelled (juality. Iennsylvania. Seneca.—Larpe, obovatc ])yriforni; color lisht yello\\-, «itli blushedcheeli, green mottling, and black dots on sluuly side; stem neartwo inclies long, llattened at junction; neck with lleshy ridge; basinlarge, irreguLar. Flesh white, vinous, sprightly, very g(i(jd. Season,autumn, six weeks later than Bartlett, which it somewhat resembles,but it has far better color. Sheldon. — Large, roundish, obtuse oljovate; color greenishyellow, covered largely with thin russet; some show of crimson whereexposed, and numerous russet dots; skin thick and rather liarsli;. Shelilon. stalk three-quarters of an inch long, inserted in quite a dee])cavity; basin broad and (luite deep. Flesli whitish, juicy, melting,sweet, vinous, and aromatic, very gooil. ^ery extensively grownacross the continent. New York. 264 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY Smith.— Large, roundish ovate; color yellow with red whereexposed. Flesh tender, vinous, astrinE:cnt, scarcely good. GrownSouth quite extensively and sent Xorth in ban-els for culinary not kno«-n. Souvenir {Souvenir du Congress).—Large to very large, obovateobtuse pjTiform; color yellow when ripe, with bright carmine in thesun, and many bro-^-i-n dots; russeted at the stem; stalk three-quartersof an inch long, stout, much inclined, and inserted in hesh ?withoutcavity. Flesh white, quite coarse, slighth perfumed, vinous; qualitygood. Now quite widelj gro-mr east of the lakes. France. Sterling.— Medium to large, nearly round, somewhat turbinate;color 3ellow, netted ?\\ith liro-i-iTiish russet, with liright sca
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